okfine
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No hero there and no service either. An actor only. 3-A all the way.No wonder
And you praise John Wayne, he's just like Pvt. Bone Spurs:You brought up the SWAMP and 9-11 is TOTALLY relevant to the topic. If it wasn't for the Bush's, 9-11 would never have happened.Look, I don't mind answering a question about a relevant topic, but if you want to get deeper into the Bush wrongs and rights, start another thread, please.What about the "swamp?" Bush 1 and his cohorts are responsible for jihad and some are surrounding Trump as I type.
Cop out. Plain and simple.
You spelled "Clinton's" wrong, dumbass!
"According to Gary Wills’ book “John Wayne’s America,” the man who portrayed the archetypal, battle-hardened Marine, Sgt. Stryker, in 1949’s “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” actually avoided the draft during WWII. Wills contends that the Duke did not reply to letters from the Selective Service system, and applied for deferments. Apparently, Wayne — who had sought stardom during years of B-pictures following Raoul Walsh’s 1930 frontier drama “The Big Trail” — got his big break during the struggle against fascism when many Hollywood action heroes like Tyrone Power enlisted and shipped out overseas."
"Wayne was, in reality, a draft dodger. America’s archetypal soldier was in fact a chicken hawk. He was a cheerleader and champion of militaristic patriotism and combat he had never experienced. Wayne had “other priorities” during WWII — achieving superstardom (and saving his neck) was more important than defeating fascism. Much like Vice President Dick Cheney, who sought numerous deferments during the Vietnam War, Wayne was the quintessential war wimp."
Memorializing the Deadly Myth of John Wayne
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John Wayne's service should never be questioned. He was 34 years old in 1941, was married and had small children. and that qualified him for a deferment. His move studio threatened to sue him for breach of contract if he volunteered.
I don't know why Mr. Will's decided to write such lies, but his status is documented in countless biographies which I have read. I guess this just proves that fake news has existed for years.
Now, get back on topic, dumbass!